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Workplace model for physical therapists and occupational therapists
Joan I.J. Wagner, Sharon Warren, Greta Cummings, Donna L. Smith, Joanne K. OlsonThe purpose of this paper is to test a model linking physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) practitioners’ perceptions of resonant leadership, structural empowerment…
Social capital among migrating doctors: the “Bridge” over troubled water
Daniel R. Terry, Quynh LêThe purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of social capital among International Medical Graduates (IMGs). It will specifically examine bridging social capital and…
Digital support for medication administration : A means for reaching the goal of providing good care?
Maria Andersson Marchesoni, Karin Axelsson, Inger Lindberg– The purpose of this paper is to describe staffs’ perceptions of digital support for medication administration (DSM) and out of the perceptions interpret underlying values.
Management attitudes and technology adoption in long-term care facilities
Karabi C. Bezboruah, Darla Paulson, Jason Smith– The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitudes of nursing home administrators and key managerial staff toward health information technology (health IT).
Evaluating deceased organ donation: a programme theory approach
Ana Manzano, Ray PawsonOrgan donation and transplantation services represent a microcosm of modern healthcare organisations. They are complex adaptive systems. They face perpetual problems of matching…
Buildings’ impact on effective hospital services : The means of the property management role in Norwegian hospitals
Marit Støre-Valen, Anne Kathrine Larssen, Svein BjørbergThe purpose of this paper is to assess the status of the physical assets of Norwegian hospital facilities in terms of technical condition, building performance, usability and…
The scope and impact of community participation : The views of community representatives in an Australian health service
Sally Nathan, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Niamh Stephenson– The purpose of this paper is to examine the views of community representatives participating in a large health service in Australia.
Advancing the use of performance evaluation in health care
Andreas Traberg, Peter Jacobsen, Nadia Monique DuthiersThe purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for health care performance evaluation that enables decision makers to identify areas indicative of corrective actions. The…
Health care managers learning by listening to subordinates’ dialogue training
C. Grill, G. Ahlborg Jr, E. WikströmMiddle managers in health care today are expected to continuously and efficiently decide and act in administration, finance, care quality, and work environment, and strategic…